title: Autoresuscitation after pediatric cardiac arrest: is hyperventilation a cause?
abstract: There are a number of reports of delayed return of spontaneous circulation after pulseless arrest (the Lazarus phenomenon) in adults. There are no published reports of this phenomenon in children. We report 2 pediatric cases of the Lazarus phenomenon, likely caused by unintentional hyperventilation during resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta and Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. jon.duff@albertahealthservices.ca
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.forename: Ari R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Joffe
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sevcik
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: deCaen
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*